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Genome-editing tool could increase cancer risk in cells, say researchers

11 June 2018

More research needs to be done to understand whether CRISPR-Cas9 – molecular ‘scissors’ that make gene editing a possibility – may inadvertently increase cancer risk in cells, according to researchers from the University of Cambridge and the Karolinska Institutet.

Tired of London? Maybe it’s time to change postal districts

12 January 2015

“When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life,” observed the writer Samuel Johnson in the eighteenth century. In fact, research published today suggests such a man may be merely living in the wrong postcode. A study of 56,000 Londoners found that a person’s life satisfaction depends, at least in part, on whether their personality suits the place where they live.

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Antipsychotic drugs linked to slight decrease in brain volume

18 July 2014

A study published today has confirmed a link between antipsychotic medication and a slight, but measureable, decrease in brain volume in patients with schizophrenia. For the first time, researchers have been able to examine whether this decrease is harmful for patients’ cognitive function and symptoms, and noted that over a nine year follow-up, this decrease did not appear to have any effect.

Articles about 'Academy of Finland'

Genome-editing tool could increase cancer risk in cells, say researchers

Tired of London? Maybe it’s time to change postal districts

Antipsychotic drugs linked to slight decrease in brain volume

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